as in rebellious
given to resisting authority or another's control
the disobedient child refused to eat his vegetables
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Recent Examples of disobedient
The news organizations also found that Garrison employees frequently removed students from their classrooms and sent them to crisis rooms when the students were upset, disobedient or aggressive.
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Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
But the main Putin-era methods for curtailing disobedient media proved to be lawfare and corporate takeovers.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2025
Kennedy Tolson is the sly queen of side-eye as the disobedient new housemaid Nancy.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
These first two episodes also give us the first appearance of Uma Thurman’s character, Charley, who seems to be recruiting serial killers and taking out disobedient ones in the Tri-State area.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 11 July 2025
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Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
But the main Putin-era methods for curtailing disobedient media proved to be lawfare and corporate takeovers.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2025
Kennedy Tolson is the sly queen of side-eye as the disobedient new housemaid Nancy.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
These first two episodes also give us the first appearance of Uma Thurman’s character, Charley, who seems to be recruiting serial killers and taking out disobedient ones in the Tri-State area.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobedient
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That would be a massive threat to the hegemony established by the film, especially for people at their most curious, rebellious age.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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And what could be more rebellious than sending a roomful of serious cinephiles screaming for the exits?—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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When Aleppo fell in late November, in part due to that tunnel operation that cut off the regime's supply lines, the rebel groups made a split-second decision to continue the offensive.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Fuel and fertilizer needed for the rice crop are just the latest necessities to become unaffordable in Rakhine state, which has been devastated by intense fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), one of the many rebel groups in the country.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s defiant bid to face down a rebellion left his future in the balance Wednesday, but that wasn’t going to stop the United Kingdom playing dress-up for the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Plum is braless, her vest open to reveal a shimmery pile of silver chains, her abs on defiant display.—
Jade Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Disobedient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobedient. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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